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Internship Biobased R&D; - Full Time - Oberwinterthur, Switzerland
**Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation.
Join our integral team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.
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This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic, international, and highly innovative environment, surrounded by colleagues with a strong team spirit.
If you are eager to leverage your knowledge, whilst learning new skills, we want to hear from you!
**Your main tasks and responsibilities**:
- Actively participate in experiments ranging from lab to pilot scale, supporting R&D; engineers in bio-monomer production and bio-polymer research.
- Conduct detailed investigations into the synthesis and processing of bio-based materials.
- Perform comprehensive characterization of produced bio-monomers to facilitate subsequent polymerization trials.
- Be responsible of qualitative and quantitative analysis and data elaboration of raw materials and products.
- Present results at group meetings and summarize your work in form of reports.
**To succeed in this role, you will need**:
- Be an excellent (final year)
master's degree or PhD students with a major in chemistry / material science / chemical engineering along with a solid understanding in polymer chemistry.
- Laboratory experience in conducting organic chemistry synthesis.
- Know-how in characterization analysis like GC, HPLC and GPC.
- Fluent English.
any other language is an advantage.
- Skilled in MS Office 365 (especially Excel)
**What we offer you**:
- 25 days holiday (exclusive of bank holidays)
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Program/health care
- On-site car parking/public transport allowance
- Access to a wide range of discounts
The internship is intended to begin from 1st Oct **** and lasts for six (6), up to nine (9), consecutive months - depending on your availability.
Starting time can be negotiated based on curriculum needs and individual situations.
No visa or work permit support can be provided for this role
**Do you have a question about the role?
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**Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer.
We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.
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We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer **** in Brazil, China, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.